Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this first post-election issue of Sports Monday. We take you back to last week’s historic 3-1 win by the National Football Team of Belize over their St. Kitts and Nevis counterpart inside the Mateo Flores Stadium, Guatemala City. We must mention it because it is the […]
Call it a landslide, a hurricane, or even better—a tsunami. Whatever you call it the red wave that washed over Belize on Thursday was among the most lopsided electoral routes in modern Belizean history. Reversing a 22-7 deficit in the House of Representatives, Dean Barrow and the U.D.P. won twenty-five of thirty-one seats and in […]
The road to national leadership has been a long one for Prime Minister Barrow. When it became clear late Thursday night that his party had finally achieved victory he told News Five’s election analysts that his promise of honest government will be kept. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister “I certainly am determined that above all we […]
For P.U.P. leader Said Musa, it was his party’s first defeat since taking over as leader in 1996. This morning at a press conference the former Prime Minister offered appropriate congratulations and thanks … and made it clear that his party knows how to rebound. Said Musa, P.U.P. Leader “I would like to first of […]
Following his statements Musa took questions, including one asking him to be more specific about his plans for the future. Ruling out any immediate resignation as leader, he said that he plans to consult closely with his party. Said Musa, P.U.P. Leader “Well, I’ve already indicated to various members of the party that particularly my […]
Perhaps the biggest upset in yesterday’s elections was the stunning win by U.D.P. newcomer Michael Hutchinson over P.U.P. legend Ralph Fonseca in Belize Rural Central. Hutchinson, a cabinet maker by profession, told us he entered politics at the village level two years ago with encouragement from veteran politician, Louis Sylvestre. He explained to News Five’s […]
If the numbers came in too late last night for you to accurately do the math, what follows is the list of results from the thirty-one constituencies. All but a handful are official, as some races have not yet been blessed by the Chief Elections Officer. Kendra Griffith, Reporting In his Queen’s Square constituency, U.D.P. […]
Obviously the Peoples’ United Party was the big loser in Thursday’s election but the P.U.P. was not the only casualty. It could be argued that the victim of the most lethal blow was Belize’s fledging third party movement. Not one of the thirty-one non traditional candidates, whether V.I.P., N.R.P., N.B.A. or independent, managed to win […]
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In just about twenty-four hours the vast majority of Belize’s one hundred and fifty-seven thousand registered voters will begin to make their way to the nation’s one hundred and forty polling stations. And while the parties and candidates say they’re ready, there is a bit less certainty about the preparedness of the non partisan machinery […]
On Tuesday’s newscast we spoke on the phone with head of the Commonwealth Expert team, K.D. Knight. This morning our colleagues from the Caribbean Media Corporation met with Knight in San Ignacio to hear his final thoughts on the election process before voting begins tomorrow. K.D. Knight, Head, Commonwealth Observer Team “If the arrangements that […]
The attention of the nation may be focused on tomorrow’s voting but natural disasters don’t pay much attention to politics. News Five’s Marion Ali reports from Ambergris Caye. Marion Ali, Reporting The calm of Wednesday night in San Pedro was interrupted when a huge fire broke out at Wings Store on Coconut Drive facing the […]
Ninety-nine percent of the news coverage revolved around the insulting, degrading, and humiliating decision to play today’s home World Cup qualifying match against St. Kitts in Guatemala City. But behind the politics was an important sporting event. And guess what? Belize was victorious. The score was 3-1, with two goals scored by Deon McCauley and […]
A well known Belize City electronics store has significantly less stock tonight. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Since Korea Electronics moved to its permanent location late last year at the former Peyrefitte Brothers Warehouse at Cinderella Plaza thieves have targeted them twice. The most recent burglary occurred between Sunday night and Monday […]
On Monday night right after this newscast we ran an in depth interview with U.D.P. leader Dean Barrow. Excerpts from that interview were also shown on last night’s news. Tonight, with regard to the P.U.P., we reverse the process, showing a few minutes of clips from an interview with Said Musa with the full length […]
She has spent the last month traveling the length and breadth of Belize speaking to the candidates … and tonight, on election eve, Ann-Marie Williams presents the final two profiles in her campaign series. The first finds her in Belize Rural Central where one of the P.U.P.’s biggest and most controversial names is again challenged […]
Belize Rural Central and Corozal Bay may be separated by sixty or so miles of Northern Highway but their political pedigrees are similar. This year, however, the incumbent faces his biggest challenge in twenty years. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting This is the establishment candidate making a case for experience. Vildo Marin, P.U.P. Candidate, Corozal Bay “The […]
Viewers note that beginning Thursday morning at six Belize time we will offer live video streaming of our election coverage. Those with high speed internet connections can click on the appropriate banner. To receive just the audio stream please visit the website of Love FM at www.lovefm.com.
A team of three experts from the Commonwealth are in Belize to observe the February seventh General Elections. The team, led by Former Jamaican Foreign Minister, K. D. Knight, includes former Provincial Chief Electoral Officer, Bob Patterson of British Columbia, Canada and Dr. Nemata Eshun-Baiden from Sierra Leone. They are supported by three Commonwealth Secretariat […]
And in news from a different set of observers, the Organization of American States has announced that on Monday three more Guatemalan families were relocated from Santa Rosa, the illegal settlement in the Toledo District. According to the O.A.S., that brings to eleven the total number of families evacuated, leaving six more to go by […]
Police suspect foul play in the death of a woman from August Pine Ridge in the Orange Walk District and are now looking for her husband. This is after a post mortem on her body revealed she died of an injury to the head caused by a blunt object. Twenty-five year old Erwin Blanco told […]
Police and government officials are investigating how thieves could have gotten into the Fisheries Department headquarters on Princess Margaret Drive and stolen three licensed handguns. The break-in occurred around eight last night during a heavy downpour. Fisheries security guard, fifty-seven year old Ronnie Castillo, told police that he was sheltering from the rain in the […]
When we last visited Dangriga’s Christ the King Anglican school in November it was to report on it’s preparations for Garifuna Settlement Day. Tonight the news is less pleasant, as over the weekend thieves broke in, not once, but twice. The first break-in occurred between Friday night and Sunday morning and was detected by a […]
Two brothers have pleaded guilty to Handling Stolen Goods following the start of their trial on the more serious charge of Burglary. Thirty-six year old Wilwood Pinto and thirty-two year old Brian Pinto made their plea bargain decision after eight witnesses had testified for the prosecution. The crime in question involved a September 2006 break-in […]
The Police Department is reminding voters and party activists of the rules regarding guns and liquor on election day. In a press release they state that it is illegal to even carry a firearm or ammunition within one hundred yards of any polling or counting station. This prohibition extends from the time the polls open—seven […]
